NTSO 2025/26 Season Concert - Lan Shui (水藍), Jan Vogler & NTSO (國臺交)

“NTSO 2025/26 Season Concert - Lan Shui (水藍), Jan Vogler & NTSO (國臺交)”
British composer Elgar's Cello Concerto, with its four movements ranging from somber, lively, and affectionate to passionate, pours all of life's feelings into the notes. The cello's bright high register penetrates the orchestra, forming an image of solitary loftiness, performed by cellist Jan Vogler as the soloist. Two other Nordic works, Sibelius's "Karelia" Suite, use simple melodies and majestic harmonies to support a drama of the Finnish people resisting Russian suppression. Danish composer Nielsen's Symphony No. 3 "Espansiva" (恢闊), completed at the turn of the century, ingeniously adds wordless soprano and baritone in the second movement and reaches a grand chorale section in the final movement, revealing Nielsen's respect and love for life.



Performance Program

Sibelius: Selections from "Karelia" Suite

Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor

Nielsen: Symphony No. 3 "Espansiva" (恢闊)



Performers & Production Team

Conductor｜Lan Shui (水藍)

Cello｜Jan Vogler

Soprano｜Chiang Chi-chen (蔣啟真)

Baritone｜Tseng Wen-yi (曾文奕)

Orchestra｜National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra (NTSO)